A rural recording/mixing studio retreat.

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  • Residential recording studio and creative retreat located in Mountain Grove, Ontario run by Jonas Bonnetta and Caylie Runciman. The studio and cabin have been designed for artists to immerse themselves in nature and their work.

    We offer a 15% discount to womxn, non-binary, two-spirit, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC artists. If you, or your project, identify as one of those groups then please let us know upon booking and we will apply the discount to your invoice.

  • One hour north of Kingston, Ontario, 3 hours from Toronto and Montreal.

    We acknowledge that Port William Sound is located on Indigenous land and would like to honour the area (Treaty 27) we now refer to as Mountain Grove. Frontenac County sits on the lands of the Omàmiwininiwak (Algonquin), Huron-Wendat, and Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ people's past, present and future. We offer our care and gratitude to the land, and are dedicated to moving forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.

  • Console:

    Sony MXP-3020 with API, Normaphone, and Sony preamps (20)

    Preamps:

    Neve 5432 (8)

    AML-1073eq (2)

    API 512

    Chandler TG2

    Microphones:

    RIBBONS

    RCA BK5B

    AIWA VM-12

    AIWA VM-15

    AIWA VM-17SA

    VICTOR

    AEA 44CE

    BEYER M160

    DYNAMICS

    SHURE SM57

    AKG 421

    TELEFUNKEN M80

    BEYER M88

    SHURE B52

    SHURE MODEL 554 UNIDYNE

    AKG 421

    CAD KICK

    SHURE SM7B

    ELECTRO VOICE 635

    AKG D190E

    CONDENSERS

    GEFELL MV102 with MK102 and U67 capsules

    AVENSON STO-2 SDC

    SONY C-38B

    LITTLE BLONDIE

    SONY ECM-56A

    SONY C-450

    SANKEN CU41

    APEX 420

    AEA 44 CE ribbon

    Outboard:

    Thermionic Phoenix Compressor

    AML54f50 (2)

    AML Ezp-1A Pultec-style EQ (2)

    NTI EQ3D Eq

    Audioscape LA-2A

    Purple Audio MC77

    Orban Spring Reverb

    Neumann W492 (2)

    Tegeler Creme

    Fulltone Tape Echo

    Monitoring:

    Mackie HR824

    Yamaha NS10

    Computer:

    Mac Ultra 20 core

    Conversion:

    Orion 32 w/ RME Madiface

    Burl Bomber B2 A2D

    Instruments:

    1965 Baldwin Model M baby grand

    Rhodes Stage Piano

    60’s Ludwig drums

    Roland 707 drum machine

    Behringer 808 drum machine

    Mellotron M4000d

    Elektron Analog 4 synthesizer

    Roland String Synth RS202

    Arturia Minifreak synthesizer

    Korg Triton LE

    Microkorg (2)

    Fender Telecaster

    Airline Tuxedo Deluxe

    Fender Precision bass

    63 Gibson J50 acoustic

    70’s Guild mahogany acoustic

    Squire Jagmaster

    Yamaha Nylon

    Amps:

    Fender Deluxe

    Vox AC15

    Vox AC4TV

    Ampeg bass amp

  • Akua

    Alicia Clara

    Andy Shauf

    Anne Bourne

    Boyhood

    Bry Webb

    Camille Delean

    The Constantines

    Edwin Huizinga

    Evening Hymns

    fanclubwallet

    Field Guide

    Heaven For Real

    Helena Deland

    Ian James Bain

    Jonah Yano

    Kevin Klein

    Kyle Stephens

    Land Of Talk

    Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

    LUCA

    Maybel

    Monsune

    Ponygirl

    SHH!! Ensemble

    Tokyo Police Club

  • Write to me at portwilliamsound@gmail.com to tell me about your project.

Rainy morning out here and I've drawn the blinds and I'm mixing away. Few little windows in July still open and a good chunk of the middle of August if you fancy a rural reset. Garden is abloom. The deer are munching and listening. The swimming holes
The artist's quarters...Famously deep sleeps are had out here. A short walk across the yard to the studio, the sauna, the forest. Sit by the warm flicker of the woodstove in the winter. Sleep with the windows open and wake at dawn to the song of the
Some fun times out here lately although the photos seem moody no? Been running a brass section underground to the echo chamber under the house, putting spring reverb on literally everything, falling in love all over again with the AML1073's, and the
Surrounded by many good and inspiring things these days in the studio. A significant breakthrough in console workflow. Many records a mixin'. Throw in a dreamy session with rockstar @rosyglowww where we basically made a full record in a week of focus
Spent the morning doing some deep cleaning. Patched in some new gear, moved some hardware around, pulled every channel on the desk and vacuumed the inside. So satisying. Going to list some lesser-used pieces soon. Buncha new ribbon mics in the locker
Just spent a bunch of time living out of the loudest hotel in Kingston doing location sound on a feature film with such an exceptional cast of people. We needed it to end but truly didn’t want it to. The karaoke wrap party went til the wee hour
A brief hello between sessions. Saw a fox in the field today. Rode my bike. Ordered seeds for the garden. Played frisbee in the yard with Gem. Now I'm diving back in. Hope yer well and good. Come visit. xo jb
Just flipping back through photos from a really nice time I had last week. Living for these live off the floor sessions these days. Everyone locked. Doesn't get much easier when you've got @avalontassonyi backed up by @isthisthomas, @eliza.niemi, and
You'd think we were running a farm over here with the amount of GOATs running through the place. An inspiring and beautiful start to the year o'er here at Port Willy. I'm really in love with the work I get to do here so thank you to those that sail t
Riding the ones and twos off into infinity. It is very snowy out here right now. The floor in the studio is extra warm. The 2-bus even toastier one might say. Mixing my way through the month of January.

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